Place Names Register Extract

McRae Street

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	McRae
Type Designation	Street
Place Id	7140
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	2 May 2014
Locality / Suburb
	Elliott
Local Government Area
	Barkly Shire Council
History/Origin	Named after Donald Alfred McRae who was a Works Supervisor and one of the first government officer's resident at Elliott after the post war establishment of the Town. He controlled the bore maintenance and road grading operations from this centre and the area north of Tennant Creek. He was well respected as one of the earliest residents of Elliott. Donald returned to Alice Springs in 1955 where he died in 1957. McRae Court in Braitling, Alice Springs, is named after Donald's younger brother, Ian Malcolm McRae.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
02/05/2014		Date Registered
07/05/2014	NTG G18

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